'Premflix' and tourist fans - future of football predictions

In 1992, Sky won the rights to broadcast the newly established Premier League in a £304m five-year deal. Two years later, Duncanson predicted that the power broadcasters had over football would proliferate to an extent not yet seen. "If you think television is too powerful in sport now, in 10 years' time you won't believe the control that they'll have," he said. Duncanson also speculated that fans in 2004 would watch football through subscription and pay-per-view services. …